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Luggage scale Instead of a suitcase scale, choose to pack your suitcase to capacity without over-stuffing it.

Hairdryer

Umbrella Instead of an umbrella, pack a raincoat. This will provide hands free cover and a little warmth if needed. It can also be layered to insulate in colder weather.

Selfie stick Instead of a selfie stick, make a friend and have them take the snap. Many places are banning them anyway. 

Every emergency item you’ve anticipated Instead of a medication organizer for overseas travel, keep all of your prescriptions in the issued bottle. Additionally, take a picture of each one to ensure you have a copy in case there's a need to seek out a pharmacist.

Travel size products Instead of dedicated travel containers for liquids, or worse yet, travel size products, hold back the last of your full size products and toss them at the end of your trip to make room for your travel memories.

Good jewelry  Instead of a dedicated jewelry container, wrap your jewelry in a beeswax sandwich wrap so you have your jewelry and a way to wrap a mid day snack! The wax wrap will keep your jewelry from tangling and it's washable.

Bulky water bottle

Neck Pillow Instead of a neck pillow, pack a multi use wrap. It's not bulky and will always come in handy.

Every electronic accessory ever Our solution is to ensure that every piece of electronics that we pack does more than one thing. By the time, we examine all of the different gadgets out there, we take our iPhone, a charging pack, and the cords we need to run it. That's all! No camera, no extra iPad. None of it. It's so much easier! We also pack a water bottle that we can lose and we download as many books as we possibly can whether we do that on our Kindle app or on Audible.

All the stuff that’s in your purse just because

Shoes

Fanny packs

Over American logos

Over colored nails